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Movie Info

A recent college graduate with few job prospects is hired to care for a precocious four-year-old boy in this satirical urban comedy starring Scarlett Johansson, Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, and Chris Evans. Annie Braddock (Johansson) is attempting to put her anthropology degree to good use in New York City with little success to show for her efforts. When a posh Upper East Side couple enlists Annie's aid in caring for their preschool-aged son, Annie's entire perspective is forever changed as she attempts to adjust to her new surroundings, shares a romance with a wealthy native boy, and strives to teach her charge the true meaning of happiness.

Stalled out in mediocre-land, and choices like the narration, the overbearingly cutesy art direction and costume design, and even preserving the convention of calling them Mr. and Mrs. X pulled you out of the story and dragged it down.

Audience Reviews for The Nanny Diaries

½

Scarlett Johansson plays nanny to a horrible couple (the X'es) with a cute kid. Eventually she leaves, but not before explaining the error of Mrs. X's ways who reforms and lives happily ever after.
There is a bit of kitsch in this movie!

Red Lats

Super Reviewer

Quite enjoyed this film! It's one that make you feel good and happy. A must see!

Bethany Murphy

Super Reviewer

I wouldn't say this completely blew me away or something, but it was enjoyable. Though "flying around with a red umbrella" was a bit weird and there were more cheesiness involved (which I don't feel like explaining and it was tolerable enough to forgive), but this wasn't bad after all. The story reflects the reality and that's what I like about it most. It gets pretty touchy at some moments.

Dead Angel

Super Reviewer

I loved the book, so I was open minded towards the adaptation. Without the dry wit and sarcasm though, it feels like another bad script.